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Clarence J C Yeoh1, Chris Dawson, Oliver J Wiseman
1Department of Urology, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ, UK.
Abstract:
Although symptomatic pneumopericardium post-laparoscopic varicocoele ligation procedure is rare, numerous cases have been reported and identified pneumopericardium as a complication of laparoscopic surgery. Pneumopericardium after other urological procedures has been previously reported when diagnosed incidentally on chest X-ray but there are no reports of symptomatic presentation. We hereby present the first symptomatic pneumopericardium case after a routine procedure for the ligation of varicocoele.
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